Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/database/congb097.zip/CONG.HLP

Clarion Help | 1991-05-02 | 30KB | 544 lines

  These are the codes and names of the only building where
  member officers are.  They should not need to be changed.
  Ins Adds, Del Deletes, Enter allows Edit.
bybody
 _By body, Senate or House.
 7Enter gives detail.  In
 9the released version,
 ;editing will be excluded.
  This is a scrolling list of Main Committees.
  (The code and period need not be visible. The
  number stands for committee type e.g. 1=Senate,
  2=Senate select, 3=House, 4=House select and
  5=Joint. The "." indicates a main committee.)
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This table lists members by last name.
Enter the initial letters of the last name in the locator entry
field to jump to names beginning with those letters.
Press Enter to view member data.
Press Alt-H or Alt-S to limit the to table House or Senate members.
Press Alt-T to list members by state.
^PgUp/^PgDn  jumps to top of botton of list.
 (Esc to exit)
 %(Enter for Help menu)
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  This table lists all main committees in alphabetical
  order by committee name.
  ^PgDn/^PgUp takes you to the bottom or top of the list.
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  These are the Senate committees.
  Enter to view members of the commttee.
  Then you may view subcommittees and then
  members of subcommittees.
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  This table lists members of the selected main committee.
  If you untag a committee, remember that you may untag
  members that you had tagged elswhere and want tagged.
  You can clear all tags under "Tag/Untag" on the print
  letters menu.
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"Cong" Info
General Information
Uses of Cong
Registration
License
Esc to Exit
 CONGHM
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
 Press Enter for "Cong" info.
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Individuals who want to make their views known to a
  group of Senators and Housemembers will find "Cong" invaluable.
"Cong" is also intended for use by Members of Congress,
  legal firms, associations and groups that interact with
  the Congress and by educators dealing with congressional matters
Anyone who interacts with the congress will find it
  useful for quickly locating a member's telephone number and
  office room number and for maintaining notes relating to
  a members.
Anyone who is involved with committees and subcommittees
  will find "Cong" quite useful in identifying and contacting
  members according to committee and subcommittee assignments.
  (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
CONGM1
 This choice shows
 comittees and
 sub-committees
 and their members
 This choice allows
  This choice
 you to tailor your
  shows members
 tag list and print
  alphabetically
 and edit letters.
  or:
- by house
- by party
- by state
 Utilities allow
 you to edit semi-
  It also shows
 permanent data,
  the committees
 like your name and
  the member is
 address that
  on.
 goes on letters.
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Overview
"Cong" is a congressional database and automatic
correspondence generator.  It allows you to locate
Senate and House members by name, state, district,
party, body, committee, subcommittee, etc. Once
located, contact and other information is available.
To generate correspondence, the internal editor
is be used.  Members can be tagged (to receive
a letter, note or invitation) on most screens.  The
correspondence properly addressed, is automatically
generated by "Cong" for each tagged member.  Mailing
labels may also be generated, or windowed envelopes
may be used for mailing.
  (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
cmembst
 EDITF2
  Letter code: Enter a letter code for this letter
  Description: Enter a free text description of the letter
     Text: Then write the text of the letter in the white space,
  beginning on the very first avilable line.  "Cong" writes the "Dear"
  line and a blank line automatically.  It also writes the stationery
  header and the signature lines.  You only provide the actual text
  of the letter.  Print one on blank paper to see what it does.
When in the letter text, press F1 for Help on edit keys.
Enter to save.  Esc to exit without saving.
"Cong" doesn't do mailing labels.  It is setup to use
  windowed envelopes that show the members name and address on the
  letter through the window.  These envelopes are available from us
  or most any office supply store.
 4(Enter for more)
To set the letter header and other lines, go to the
 utility menu from the main menu.  Then select user data.
If you want to use your own stationery, just make the
 header lines blank.
 /(Esc exits)
Notes:
1. The letter tag field is to mark a member for automatic
listings or to print letters to selected members.
2. Notice that:
- you can attach a free text note to each member (Alt-N)
- Alt-C lists the member's committees
3. Some of the data fields, like nickname, can be changed,
others cannot.
4. Member staff data is incomplete, but you can add.
5. Press ^Enter to save changes anytime.
(If you have additional data that we can utilize in "Cong",
call 800-
-1630 to make arrangements.)
  Highlight an existing letter to edit and
  press Enter.
  Press Ins to start a new letter
  Press Del to delete an existing letter
Esc exits
 DP notes on Cong
 1. 8/17
 running
 needs data update.
 2. Three progs. cong1, conge(edit) and congl(letters).
these are changed and work.
 3. Main and Sub are reversed so that NOT M (e.g. <>M)
gives Main committees, since Main commetties are
marked "S' and subs are  marked "M".  NOT "B", which
doesn't exist, gives all, sinve it is ture for all.
 4. Decide how to present comittees
grouping and order
This is where you customize your
  Stationery letter head text
 This sets the number of lines
 This sets the
 between the first lines of
 lines to skip at
 consecutive lables, including
 the top of a page
 blank lines.
 of labels.
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REGISTER
General Information
This version (V0.97) is the final Beta version. It was
  released 5/1/91.
Written comments should be forwarded to:
Don Richards
PO Box 130
Thornburg, VA 22565
To register or to inquire about state versions call
-1630.
 (Esc to Exit)
(Enter for Registration information)
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Cursor Control Keys
cursor up
backspace
cursor down
go to next tab stop
cursor left
left to tab stop
cursor right
go left one word
  HOME
go to beginning of line
go right one word
  END
go to end of line
  ^PGUP
go to top line
  PGUP
go to previous page
  ^PGDN
go to last line
  PGDN
go to next page
  ^HOME
erase entire line
  INS
toggle insert mode
  ^END
erase to end of line
  DEL
erase character
Block Operations
Other
mark characters
mark lines
replace
  Alt M  move
replace with verify
  Alt C  copy
  ^ENTER
accept (changes saved)
  Alt D  delete
cancel(changes not saved)
  ^ means pressed with CTRL key
 means pressed with SHIFT key
 ENTER for more, ESC to quit
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Block Operations
Mark a block:  Press F7 (chars) or F8 (lines) to
begin marking a block.  Use the cursor to extend
the block.  Press F7 or F8 again to complete the
block marking.  The block will remain highlighted.
Move/Copy:  After marking a block, move the cursor to a
new locastion. Then press Alt-M (move) or Alt-C
(copy) to move or copy the marked block to the
cursor position.
Deleting:  To delete a marked block, press Alt-D
Un-marking: To unmark a block, press the Esc key or F7/F8
 PRINTING
 Finalize your
 member letter
 list
 These choices allow
 you to print to the
 screen befor going
 to your printer.
 (Enter for more)
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License
"Cong" is protected by both United States copyright law
 and international treaty provisions.  It is not freeware
 and it is not in the public domain.
This version may be freely copied, duplicated, used
 and distributed without restriction. The screens, style
 and "look and feel" are the copyrighted property of Don
 Richards and may not be copied or duplicated without
 written permission.
Use the program at your own risk.  The program carries
 no warranty or guarantees.  The data on the congress is
 always somewhat outdated and therefore incomplete and
 inaccurate to some extent.  Recognize this.
  Use the arror keys or the first letter to Select
Press "Enter" to activate your selection.
"Esc" exits
 ^PgDn/^PgUp goes to the bottom or
top of the list
This shows the committees and subcomittees that
a member is on.
Press Enter for other members of the committee or sub-
committee.
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  This table lists all members alphabetically.
 $The Alt keys give them in differennt orders.
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Cursor Control Keys
cursor up
backspace
cursor down
go to next tab stop
cursor left
left to tab stop
cursor right
go left one word
  Home
go to beginning of line
go right one word
  End
go to end of line
  ^PgUp
go to top line
  PgUp
go to previous page
  ^PgDn
go to last line
  PgDn
go to next page
  ^Home
erase entire line
  Ins
toggle insert mode
  ^End
erase to end of line
  Del
erase character
  Block Operations
Other
mark characters
mark lines
replace
  Alt-M  move
replace with verify
  Alt-C  copy
  ^Enter
accept (changes saved)
  Alt-D  delete
cancel(changes not saved)
  ^ means pressed with Ctrl key
 means pressed with Shift key
 ENTER for more, Esc to quit
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  This table shows other members of the selected subcommittee.
  You can toggle to the main committee members using Alt-M.
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Plans
We plan to include the following data in "Cong":
- Member voting records
- Member biographies
- Staff personnel data
- Various member ratings, e.g. Chamber of Commerce
ratings, AFL/CIO ratings, etc.
- Committee staff and contact information
- Multiple tag lists and a letter log to track
previous mailings
Additional data will be added based on popular demand.
A BBS is currently being setup to facilitate rapid
updates and discussions of Congressional topics.
 (Esc exits)
(Enter for Help Menu)
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  Printing letters and labels:
  1. Set defaults under the Main Menu/Utilities/User data.
  2. The use of windowed envelopes is recommended.  You can order
envelopes from us.
  3. Note that you can set the label spacing and the number of blank
lines at the top.  If you generate labels with other software,
you probably should run a label list to a file and use the file
with your software.
  4. If you don't like the form of the letter, like your name at the
top, then just leave those fields blank in the Utilities/User
data area and add what you like within the letter text.
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Registration
You may register as a "Cong" user or subscriber by completing
and mailing the registration form, which is available under the User
data main menu choice.  Alternatively you may call: 1-800-
-1630.
MC and VISA are accepted.
User registration is $25.  Registered users receive the current
version of the program with current data.
Subscriber registration is $99 per year. Registered subscribers
receive program upgrades and data updates automatically for a year.
(Esc exits)
 Committee members are listed here,
 by state. You can tag or untag all
 members.
 Pressing Enter shows member data.
  Highlight a letter and press Enter to print.
  You will be asked to choose among (1) print to
  your screen, a file or your printer.
Choose to view:
- only Senate comittees
- only House comittees
- all comittees
 (Only main comittees are shown.
  Subsequently, subcommittees
  can be viewed.)
 This table lists the sub-comittees.
 Pressing Enter then gives the members.
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 This is a work area for developing my tooic look-ups.
 The user will pick a topic and a sub-topic.  She will
 then be shown a list of members involved with the
 tpoic(s).  After deiting the list, a letter can be
 written to all.
 This menu choice is in work.  However, it is one of the
 most unique and important features of Cong.  It will allow
 members of congress to be identified by topic.  Thus, for
 example, one could automatically send a formal letter to
 all "anti-choice" members of congress.  Boolean logic is
 build in, so member selection can be narrowed, e.g. pro
 civil rights AND involved in appropriations AND pro-life,
 for example.
 This menu gives access to certain semi-permanent
 data.  The capability to update member data and
 committee membership data is limited to users designated
 to help keep that data current.
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